Another TNA PPV axed?

In addition to TNA dropping their February PPV Against All Odds, to allow a two month build to the 3/10 Lockdown PPV at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, The Wrestling Observer reports that TNA is also dropping the September PPV (No Surrender) to allow a two month build up leading into the Bound for Glory PPV.

this could be a smart move. TNA doesn’t have enough tv time to hype all their ppv matches. this should provide enough time to properly build up to their ppvs. if this works, ppv numbers should hopefully see improvement.

I was a fan of TNA’s strategy from years back, when they’d only do a heavyweight championship match every other pay per view. On the PPV without the title match, they’d do a tag match or something with the champion that was relevant to the storyline at hand.

Imagine if WWE tried that. Instead of both title being defended at every PPV, give the WHC a show, then the WWEC the next. Allows for a little more diversity with your champions, then gives the big four more special feel since BOTH titles are being defended on those shows.

I’ve always thought wwe should bring back kotr to help build new talent (it always worked before) and only keep a handful of ppvs besides. The rumble, summerslam, survivor series (with traditional eliminatiom matches) and mania. Maybe keep elimination chamber and night of champions. Put mitb back at mania and do away with all the excess titles. It was great back in the day. World champ ic champ tag champs (and keep the divas but bring back the old belt) then divisions would actually matter.

I love that people think this is a good idea. Lets be honest here folks. If the PPV would have made money, they NEVER would have considered scrapping it. They’ll tell you “it’s for the fans!” And “we needed more buildup for these matches!”, but it reality they are saying “we can’t afford to do 12 PPV’s per year.

BK, it’s apparent they have no problem spending money and aren’t afraid to get no return on investment. Which is why the company hasn’t turned a profit, but yet still wastes money booking a venue like the Astrodome that seats 70,000 fans when their PPVs usually draw around 3,500-5,000 fans including being papered.

Personally i have always though that 12 PPVs a year was way too many because you end up with the same matches month after month and have no build up at all. I would prefer 4-5 PPVs a year with a couple of TV Supercards (ala Clash of the Champions) where you could have some different types of match ups.

One of my favorite times before the monthly PPV idea was always the time between Summer Slam and Survivor Series (when Survivor Series was ALL Survivor matches) and you had months of build up where teams would slowly form and we ended up with tag team and 6 person matches that you normally wouldnt see.